Sam Nahem vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Sam Nahem
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Nahem as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Nahem posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Sam Nahem had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Nahem and Bud Smith

Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
4.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
8.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
5.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
40.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
35.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Sam Nahem and Bud Smith

Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Nahem and Bud Smith

Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
794.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
538.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
88.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
88.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
8.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
88.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
97.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-1.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
97.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
6.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Sam Nahem
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Nahem
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA